Chapter 117 – As the Blazing Blast Witch, I’m Clearly Strong, but Way Too Cautious?

Lin Xi wanted to bluff her way through this, and the two people in the know, Zhao Xinning and Yang Shanshan, immediately chimed in to back her up.

Zhao Xinning absolutely did not want Lin Xi to be exposed. If Lin Xi’s identity was revealed, she probably wouldn’t be able to beat Su Tang, and when that happened, Zhao Xinning would have no choice but to die for love right alongside her.

Yang Shanshan did not want Lin Xi to be exposed either. If Lin Xi’s identity was revealed, she probably wouldn’t be able to beat Su Tang, and when that happened, Yang Shanshan would have no choice but to kill Su Tang.

Su Tang was Miss Su Xiangxue’s older sister. Unless there was truly no other option, Yang Shanshan still did not want to kill a classmate’s sister.

Su Xiangxue, who had no idea what was really going on, only felt that her classmates made perfect sense.

“Sis, there’s nothing to be suspicious about. It was definitely a Nameless Hero, not a Special-Grade Disaster.”

“How could a Special-Grade Disaster possibly step in to protect everyone?”

Su Tang gave an almost imperceptible nod. “Mm. I just never expected that our District 1 would be hiding such a powerful expert.”

“Really?” Su Xiangxue asked. “Sis, is this Nameless Hero that strong?”

“Very strong,” Su Tang said gravely. “Those ten flying monsters were basically Second-Grade Disasters, even First-Grade Disasters, yet they were vaporized by a single Fireball.”

“If it had been me, I wouldn’t have won so easily.”

Holy crap… Lin Xi was secretly stunned. That Fireball was only ten percent of my output. If I went all out…

As the Blazing Blast Witch, I’m clearly strong, but way too cautious???

If I get even stronger by leveling up through cuddling, won’t I be able to walk sideways through Z City???

Lin Xi did indeed have the heart of a “Long Aotian1,” but she would never imitate “Homelander2,” and she definitely would not shout, “I don’t eat beef.”

As the Blazing Blast Witch, all I want is to live happily in Z City with my beautiful girl friends… That was Lin Xi’s true wish.

Through Su Tang’s evaluation, Zhao Xinning finally understood just how strong Lin Xi really was.

She grew secretly dejected. She was nothing more than an ordinary person.

Even if she trained herself into a special forces soldier, she would still only be an ordinary person. Lin Xi was far too powerful. Zhao Xinning could not possibly control-no, match her at all.

Through that Fireball, Yang Shanshan judged that Lin Xi was indeed very strong, but still far beneath herself.

If she knew that Fireball had only been ten percent of Lin Xi’s power, she would definitely have reevaluated Lin Xi’s strength.

Su Tang no longer questioned what the Nameless Hero’s identity might be. She sighed with quiet emotion.

“Experts really do hide among the people.”

“If this person could join our Countermeasures Bureau, we’d have one more force helping us protect Z City.”

Lin Xi: “…”

Inwardly, she thought, I do have some interest in being recruited and drawing a government salary, but would you people even dare take me???

Lin Xi had long since sorted out her thoughts and no longer had any intention of switching sides.

Sticking with ZERO was pretty nice, too. Lu Yi, Qin Ling, and Zheng Mo were all reliable teammates. Last time, when Lin Xi wanted to save the Dragon Princess, they had helped without a word.

Only that bastard Shi Yu… Well, I’m already this strong now. She can forget about ever getting a hold over me again.

“Let’s not talk about that anymore. The crisis is over, anyway.” Su Xiangxue checked the time, then invited Lin Xi and the others, “Why doesn’t everyone come to my place for dinner?”

“Ah, well-” Lin Xi hesitated for a moment, but still agreed. “Then thank you, Miss Su Xiangxue.”

I might be the first Special-Grade Disaster ever to eat dinner at a Magical Girl’s house.

Whatever. Su Tang can’t sense my true identity anyway.

Yang Shanshan and Zhao Xinning both thanked Su Xiangxue for the invitation.

“Big Sister Xiangxue, will there be cake?” Yang Tongtong asked. Whether there was cake or not would decide whether she went to Su Xiangxue’s house for dinner.

She wasn’t the least bit afraid of going to a Magical Girl’s house for dinner.

If her big sister agreed, she could have a Magical Girl for dinner.

Su Xiangxue smiled and said, “Of course. How could we possibly skip dessert after dinner?”

Su Tang immediately made a call and had two cars come pick everyone up.

Her little sister’s classmates were coming over for dinner, and she was happy about it too, even if she didn’t show it.

Su Tang had always worried that after her little sister went off to District 3 to study and live on her own, she might not be doing well.

From the looks of it, she had been overthinking things…

…

“Whoa-“

After getting out of the car and seeing Su Xiangxue’s home, Lin Xi couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.

The architecture was antique and elegant, like a small palace.

“Miss Su Xiangxue, is your family some kind of prestigious clan?” Lin Xi asked curiously.

Anyone who could live in a house like this was definitely no ordinary family.

Unlike the mansion at Zheng Mo’s home, which was merely a symbol of wealth, Su Xiangxue’s home carried the unmistakable air of power.

As Su Xiangxue invited everyone inside, she said, “It’s actually pretty simple. The Su Family is an ancient family that has protected Z City for generations.”

“My mom is a retired Magical Girl.”

“And now, it’s my sister’s turn to protect Z City.”

This was the first time Lin Xi had learned that retired Magical Girls existed.

Soon, she met that retired Magical Girl-Su Xiangxue’s mother, Gu Yayun.

“Hello, Auntie,” Lin Xi and the others greeted the elegant, dignified woman before them.

“Oh my,” Gu Yayun said with a smile as she welcomed them. “Hello, girls.”

“Mom, I’m home.” Su Xiangxue was thrilled inside, but with her friends watching, she was too embarrassed to act spoiled in front of her mother.

Gu Yayun, on the other hand, abandoned her elegant and dignified image on the spot. She pulled her youngest daughter, whom she had not seen in so long, straight into her arms and burst into tears, looking heartbreakingly beautiful as she cried.

“Xue!”

“Wuwuwu-did you miss Mommy? Mommy thought about you every single day. I was so worried about you…”

“You silly child, insisting on going to District 3 to live all by yourself…”

“Seeing that you’ve made so many friends and aren’t all alone, Mommy can finally relax a little…”

“Mom-I’m not a little kid anymore-” Su Xiangxue’s face turned red.

Gu Yayun, however, called Su Tang over as well, and the mother and daughters shared a reunion hug together.

Su Tang had no choice but to listen to her mother…

Once the reunion hug was over, Gu Yayun asked a Maid to make tea. Then, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she said to Lin Xi and the others, “I’m so sorry. You all had to see that.”

“Not at all,” Lin Xi said. “Auntie, you just love your daughter dearly. Mothers everywhere are like that.”

“Thank you for understanding. What a warmhearted child you are.” Gu Yayun praised Lin Xi again and again, then urged Su Xiangxue to quickly introduce all these friends of hers.

Su Xiangxue introduced them one by one, with a special emphasis on Lin Xi.

“Miss Lin Xi is incredible. Not only are her grades excellent and her conduct impeccable, she has also won the Z City Good Citizen award, taken the lead in reforming the Discipline Committee at school, and…”

Su Xiangxue launched into a relentless round of praise for Lin Xi.

So much so that Lin Xi began to wonder whether the most devoted member of her fan club-the one who had written the lyrics to “If You Come in the Dead of Winter”-was actually Su Xiangxue herself???

Listening to Su Xiangxue list her accomplishments in such detail, Lin Xi realized for the first time that even as an ordinary person, she was apparently this outstanding???

What kind of outstanding was this? Showstopping, one-of-a-kind, divinely gifted outstanding???

She was outstanding to the point of numbness.

Footnote:

1. Long Aotian(龙傲天): A stock Chinese webnovel archetype for an overwhelmingly powerful, wish-fulfillment protagonist.
2. Homelander(祖国人): A reference to the character from The Boys, used here as shorthand for an arrogant, terrifyingly powerful figure.